DesignerControl Class

In This Topic

Renders a bootstrapper that will launch the Web Designer application with the specified List & Label project.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Class DesignerControl 
   Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl

public class DesignerControl : System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl

public ref class DesignerControl : public System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl

Remarks

Limitations in the Web Designer
General limitations in the Web Designer as compared to the normal Designer:

no interactive formula functions (AskString$, AskStringChoice$, LibraryPath$, ProjectPath$, ApplicationPath$)
no possibility to use local file paths or formulas as source for HTML objects
no OLE objects
no fax/mail features
no independent Designer functions, Designer objects, or DesignerActions
no custom-added variables that change their value for each page
no objects drawn using callback

There are also additional restrictions in the Web Designer if the repository mode (see also combit.Reporting.Repository) is not used:

no drilldown
no project includes
no report sections (*.toc, *.gtc, *.idx)
pictures and PDF files must be embedded in the project file
no external shapefiles

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Web.UI.Control
      System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl
         combit.Reporting.Web.DesignerControl

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 10 (Version 21H2 - 22H2), Windows 11 (22H2 - 24H2), Windows Server 2016 - 2025
.NET: .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 6, .NET 8, .NET 9

Reference

DesignerControl Members
combit.Reporting.Web Namespace

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